Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 198 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
2. 2.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) yes, if it is long (b) yes, always (c) only on weekends (d) no, likes aren’t proof
3. 3.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) the rule book says so
16. 16.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
18. 18.True or false: “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) checked facts support it (c) the numbers prove it (d) my lucky pen did it
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) many trials agree (d) checked facts support it
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works
25. 25.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) it was measured twice (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
26. 26.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) all cats are mean (b) that cat was upset (c) never touch animals (d) cats hate me
27. 27.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) wait for green (d) close your eyes
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) it was measured twice (c) checked facts support it (d) tests show it works
34. 34.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
36. 36.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) the numbers prove it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) my lucky pen did it
38. 38.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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